Abstract:
Gaseous flux laser oscillator of the type in which a gaseous mixture is excited axially within the optical resonant cavity by an electrical discharge. A hole drilled in one of the mirrors of the optical cavity enables both the exiting of the light beam produced and the inserting of the gas in the discharge tube in the form of a high-speed jet causing a swirling flow. Application to the increasing of the power of gaseous flux lasers.
Abstract:
A gas laser generator utilizing nitrogen and carbon dioxide. An electric discharge is produced in the nitrogen, which is subjected to a whirling flow movement, thereby improving the uniformity of the discharge, prior to mixing with the carbon dioxide in the expansion chamber where laser beam emission occurs.